Matthew 24:42
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Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
In other translations
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
Greek words
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- Luke 21:36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- Matthew 24:36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- Luke 12:35-4035 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.35 Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. 36 Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. 38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
- Matthew 24:44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
- Matthew 26:38-4138 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” 40 Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- Romans 13:11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
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